Gracehaven Farm hits stride after figuring out early learning curve
NEWBURG, Md. — About four years ago, Gracehaven Farm was little more than a nice home built on family land with a handsome view of the Wicomico River in rural southwestern Charles County. Then Tiffany Barber, a former nurse, got to thinking. She thought her...
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Gracehaven Farm hits stride after figuring out early learning curve
NEWBURG, Md. — About four years ago, Gracehaven Farm was little more than a nice home built on family land with a handsome view of the Wicomico River in rural southwestern Charles County. Then Tiffany Barber, a former nurse, got to thinking. She thought her...
read moreA ‘new normal’ for strawberries?
QUEENSTOWN, Md. — Storms dropped record rain on the Delmarva region in May with parts of western and southern Maryland receiving more than 8 inches. Fields flooded. Rivers swelled. Some strawberry fields also struggled. Farmers might be wise to expect more of...
read moreWeeklong rains have farmers reconsidering fieldwork
Frequent, heavy storms between May 14 and May 20 delayed fieldwork throughout the Mid-Atlantic and had many farmers weighing decisions to replant crops damaged by flooding and document damage for potential crop insurance claims. May 21 crop progress and condition...
read moreMulti-agency approach helps DDA, DNREC protect pollinators in Del.
DOVER, Del. — Farmers throughout Delaware depend on both honeybees and native bees to pollinate their crops each year. It takes nearly 300 million honeybees to successfully pollinate these crops, which bring more than $38.7 million to the state’s economy. “The...
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